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Amid crises, Xi seems set to uphold Party's rule at secretive China conclave 25 Oct 2019 - 08:07 pm
Souvenir plates with images of  late Chairman Mao Zedong and Chinese President Xi Jinping are seen in Beijing, October 21, 2017. Reuters / Tyrone Siu
Lion Air crash report points to Boeing, pilots, maintenance 25 Oct 2019 - 07:21 pm
People carry the coffin of Alfiani Hidayatul Solikah, a cabin crew of Lion Air flight JT610, during the funeral at Mojorejo village in Madiun, Indonesia, November 14, 2018. Antara Foto / Siswowidodo /  Reuters
Russian woman who admitted being secret agent out of prison 25 Oct 2019 - 07:21 pm
In this file photo released on August 17, 2018 courtesy of the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office, shows Maria Butina's booking photograph when she was admitted into the Alexandria Detention Center in Alexandia, Virginia.  AFP
Who will win Uruguay's presidential election on Sunday? 25 Oct 2019 - 07:21 pm
Supporters of the ruling Frente Amplio (Broad Front) party sail a boat during a campaign closing rally in Montevideo, on October 23, 2019, ahead of the October 27 general election. AFP / Pablo Porciuncula
UK police arrest man and woman for human trafficking over truck deaths 25 Oct 2019 - 06:30 pm
An EU flag flutters at the port of Zeebrugge after British police found bodies inside a lorry container in Grays, Essex, in Zeebrugge, Belgium October 24, 2019. Reuters/Francois Lenoir
Argentina election: done deal or twist in the tail? 25 Oct 2019 - 06:30 pm
Argentina's President and presidential candidate of the Juntos por el Cambio party, Mauricio Macri (R), applauds as First Lady Juliana Awada was a national flag during the closing rally of his campaign in Cordoba, Argentina, on October 24, 2019. AFP / Ron
Chile's inequality challenge: What went wrong and can it be fixed? 25 Oct 2019 - 06:30 pm
A demonstrator lifts his bike in the air during clashes with riot police in Santiago on October 24, 2019 after a week of street violence which erupted against a now suspended metro fare hike but spiralled into general discontent.  AFP / Martin Bernetti
How does impeachment of a US president work? 25 Oct 2019 - 06:30 pm
Donald Trump arrives to deliver the State of the Union address alongside Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence at the US Capitol on February 5, 2019. AFP / Doug Mills
Drug lord delivers blunt Lebanon protest support 25 Oct 2019 - 04:55 pm
Nouh Zaiter, a hashish dealer on the run from Lebanese authorities, delivered a blunt message in support of anti-corruption protests that have crippled the country. (Photo courtesy: naharnet.com)
UN to probe abuses in Chile as strike continues 25 Oct 2019 - 12:45 pm
 In this file photo taken on September 24, 2019 Chile's President Sebastian Pinera speaks during a pre-COP meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Pinera declared a state of emergency in Santiago late on October 18, 2019 and gave the milit
Heavy rains prompt Japan evacuation orders weeks after typhoon 25 Oct 2019 - 11:50 am
Peninsula
Tens of thousands evacuated as wildfires rage in California 25 Oct 2019 - 11:36 am
Flames and smoke rise after a fire broke out at Geyserville town in Sonoma County, California, United States on October 25, 2019. Authorities have ordered residents of a small town in the state of California's wine country to evacuate as strong winds fuel
Protesting Republicans say impeachment probe violates Trump's rights. Is that true? 24 Oct 2019 - 10:55 pm
Donald Trump
Pence blasts NBA as 'wholly owned subsidiary' of China 24 Oct 2019 - 08:15 pm
Mike Pence
Police face dilemma over when to take suicidal officer's gun 24 Oct 2019 - 06:31 pm
Last week, an off-duty sergeant became the 10th New York Police Department officer so far this year to take his own life, nine of them with a gun. Also last week, an officer in Maryland killed himself with a gun.
Probe expands in truck deaths, all 39 victims are from China 24 Oct 2019 - 06:26 pm
British Police forensics officers work on lorry, found to be containing 39 dead bodies, at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, east of London, on October 23, 2019. AFP / Ben Stansall
Deadly Ethiopia unrest poses fresh challenge to Nobel winner 24 Oct 2019 - 06:26 pm
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a session with the Members of the Parliament in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 22, 2019. Reuters/Tiksa Negeri
Evacuations as wildfire roars through California country 24 Oct 2019 - 06:26 pm
Partially charred grapes hang at a vineyard as a building burns during the Kincade fire near Geyserville, California on October 24, 2019.  AFP / Josh Edelson